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Monday, December 2, 2013

Oh, I know it’s silly to get excited about glue, but this
isn’t student’s white glue, or even carpenter’s wood glue. Those you can find
in many stores in most decent-sized town. No, this is acid-free book binder’s
glue. (I’d had some, but mine had gone lumpy. I’m not using that glue, not even
the still-liquid parts around the lumps.) There was one store in Hilo that
carried it maybe a decade ago, but I think they closed. So it was make a
special trip that would quite likely be fruitless, or hop on the web. I found
DEMCO, a library supplies firm I’ve ordered from before, and they still had the
kind I’d ordered before. It did work great, until it went lumpy. However, Amazon
had some, too, and they’ll give you free shipping on large-enough orders. DEMCO
won’t, and they will insist you give them your phone number if they’re going to
send you anything. Amazon doesn’t. So I ordered a pint from Amazon, along with
some acid free coverboards and a friend’s book that I’ve been meaning to order,
to make the order big enough to qualify for that free shipping.

They wrote back promising to send the coverboards
immediately, and the glue with the book when it comes out in January.

{groan, rub face} It’s the glue I want immediately! The
coverboards can wait; Mom wants a paperback cause it’s lighter and takes less
space. So I ordered another pint, and a few books that have been sitting on my
wishlist long enough to be in danger of dropping out of print. They promised to
send that order more promptly, glue and all. {Smile}

I still expected them to show up around the middle of the
month. Nope. Today I got two packages. One had the coverboards, and the other
had four books and both pints of glue. Yes, both pints. I’m not quite sure how
that happened, but I’m certainly not complaining! {SMILE}

Anyway, now I can bind the booklet I promised to Mom. I can
also bind a couple of books I found on the web that appear to be in the public
domain that I think she’ll like. But she won’t get those until one or another
of the upcoming gift occasions. With Christmas on December 25th, her and Dad’s
anniversary on December 27th, and her birthday on January 21st, we have enough
occasions coming soon. {SMILE}